Race Matters
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Bet You Didn’t Know These Black Celebrities Were Adopted
The adoption stories of folks like singer Keyshia Cole and even Nelson Mandela will leave you stunned.
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Georgia High School Fans Showed Up in Blackface, and Then This Happened
After a group of white people showed up to a high school sports game in blackface, activists are demanding change.
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Anti-Affirmative Action Groups are Now Coming for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Scholarships
An anti-affirmative action organization has filed a lawsuit against Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s scholarships aimed at helping disenfranchised Black students.
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10 Years After Tulsa Police Killed Unarmed Black Man, His Family Is 1 Step Closer to Justice
Nearly 10 years have passed since Terence Crutcher was shot and killed by Tulsa police. Now, his family is finally getting a taste of justice.
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How One Black Woman Is Saying ‘No’ to Work and ‘Yes’ to Unapologetic Rest
After being laid off in 2025, Brandy Walker is launching a one-year sabbatical for all Black women to join!
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100 Years After Black Family Is Run Out of White California Town, Their Descendants Claim What’s Rightfully Theirs
Sidney Dearing and his family became the first Black people to ever buy a home in Piedmont, Calif. Then, they were chased out within a year.
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6 Years After Breonna Taylor’s Killing, Trump Admin Quietly Gets Rid of Law That Could Have Saved Her Life
Days before the anniversary of Breonna Taylor’s death, the Trump administration quietly reversed legislation which might have saved her life.
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New Report Shows Lynchings in America Never Stopped… They Only Evolved
Historians have argued the last lynching happened in 1981, but a report by JULIAN suggests Black folks are still being targeted because of their skin.
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53 Years After Roe v. Wade, Black Women in the South Still Suffer the Most Without It
On the 53rd anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision, health concerns for Black women are still the most pressing but the most under funded and forgotten.
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How the Gullah-Geechee People Stopped Gentrification Dead in its Tracks… For Now
Since 2023, an effort to raise property taxes and displace Black Gullah-Geechee residents has threatened the community’s deep history.